Gajsinghpur

Gajsinghpur is a town near the border area in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Census of 2011 is 9995.

Gajsinghpur
Town
Gajsinghpur
Location in Rajasthan, India
Gajsinghpur
Gajsinghpur (India)
Coordinates: 29.67°N 73.45°E / 29.67; 73.45
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictSri Ganganagar
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,001
Languages madwadi, punjabi, hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
335024
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ 13

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Gajsinghpur had a population of 9507. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Gajsinghpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Gajsinghpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is a small agricultural market place near Pakistan border. Popular crops traded here are wheat, cotton, narama and mustard. Land prices are between 4 lakh to 9 lakh per bigga.

Transportation

The Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bikaner Superfast Express is a direct train service (train no. 12455/56) from Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station to the nearby town of Sri Karanpur.

A few passenger trains from Sri Ganganagar to Suratgarh go via Gajsinghpur. Trains come from Hanumangarh Junction to here.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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